The attempt follows a speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who used the same device to claim that Tehran's leadership fears Starlink's ability to bypass internet censorship. Netanyahu told the assembly that the Iranian regime spends billions of dollars to block access to freedom of thought and speech, adding that he would leave satellite kits with the UN secretary-general for any Iranian officials who choose to defect.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Israel UN Envoy Offers Starlink Device to Iranian Diplomat
Geopolitics26 days ago
Danny Danon, the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, published a video showing him presenting a SpaceX internet terminal to Nasser Asadi of Iran’s UN mission on Thursday. Danon told the Iranian diplomat that the hardware would be useful in Tehran, but Asadi ignored the gesture and refused to accept the equipment during the encounter at the UN General Assembly.
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